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Backup catcher Drew Butera (Class of 2002) of the AL Central Division champion Minnesota Twins and ESPN Game Day reporter Jenn Brown (2007) are among five former athletes set to be inducted in Bishop Mooreâs Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 14. Brown set a

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Backup catcher Drew Butera (Class of 2002) of the AL Central Division champion Minnesota Twins and ESPN Game Day reporter Jenn Brown (2007) are among five former athletes set to be inducted in Bishop Mooreâs Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 14. Brown set a

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Chris Sale probably isn't one in need of extra motivation, but the fiery White Sox left-hander couldn't help but feel a jolt as he watched the club's offseason unfold.The Sox tabbed Sale a South Side centerpiece in 2013 when they...

PROSPER, Texas Torii Hunter sat on a chair in the left side of the batter's box at Prosper High School last week, setting baseballs on a hitting tee for Jayson Nix. It was overcast and in the 50s, but spring training was in the air as Hunter and a...

The Detroit Tigers are optimistic Victor Martinez will be ready for the start of the season after the slugging designated hitter had surgery on his left knee. Dr. James Andrews performed the operation Tuesday in Pensacola, Florida. The Tigers announced...

They knew somebody had to go. Sometime two years ago, somewhere on a bench, Max Scherzer and Rick Porcello looked at each other like, "Which one of us is going to go?" "We saw where everybody was at in their contracts and we sat...

When Victor Martinez hurt his left knee during offseason workouts three years ago, the Detroit Tigers responded by signing Prince Fielder. Now, a huge free agent acquisition like that seems extremely unlikely — but the Tigers are hoping Martinez's...

DETROIT — David Price and the Detroit Tigers avoided arbitration with a record-setting deal.
Price agreed to a $19.75 million contract, the largest one-year deal for a player who filed for arbitration. The agreement surpassed Max Scherzer's...

The Dodgers weren't the only team dealing Thursday morning.
The Boston Red Sox have agreed to send power-hitting outfielder Yoenis Cespedes to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for pitcher Rick Porcello, a person familiar with the negotiations told the...

I love the idea that the White Sox are going for it in 2015.
I just don’t get everything they’re doing.
I get the idea of trading for Jeff Samardzija. That was the big win Tuesday, which almost matches the team’s win total from August.
Samardzija gives...

Outfielder Melky Cabrera agreed to a three-year, $45 million contract with the Chicago White Sox, according to a report Saturday night.
The completion of the deal is pending a physical, 670TheScore.com reported.
Cabrera spent the past two seasons with...

On a giant board inside his office, White Sox general manager Rick Hahn ranked his primary offseason targets at each position.Three names that topped those lists appeared on placards in an auditorium Tuesday at U.S. Cellular Field as the Sox introduced...

SAN DIEGO -- With two moves to start the winter meetings Monday night, the Chicago White Sox signaled to the baseball world that they expect to contend, and contend in 2015.
The Sox reportedly agreed to terms on a four-year, $46 million deal with...

No better way for the White Sox to mark the 10-year anniversary of winning the World Series than celebrating another one in 2015.
Admittedly, that sounds outrageous to suggest for a team 16 games below .500 last year, but it accurately depicts the...

Everything you thought you knew about the White Sox changed overnight.
A team building for the long-term traded for a starter on a rental. A team that grooms its own closers signed the best available veteran closer to a four-year deal.
Just like that,...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Mike Moustakas smoked a double inside the right-field line, opening the flood gates.
Nori Aoki slapped a single through the left side, Lorenzo Cain dropped a bloop hit into center and Eric Hosmer bounced a double over a drawn-in...

Orioles center fielder Adam Jones glides through the home clubhouse in a T-shirt and basketball shorts, razzing everyone he passes with a bellowing voice and an even louder cackle.
On the other side of the room is right fielder Nick Markakis, sitting...

Baltimore Sun reporters, columnists and editors share their immediate reaction to Game 2 of the American League Division Series between the Orioles and the Detroit Tigers at Camden Yards.
Eduardo A. Encina, reporter: What have they said? A hero every...

The clock had just struck 10 on Sunday morning, the dawn of a classic day of baseball. This was Game 162, and not one postseason matchup was set.
The Dodgers did not know what team they would play. But they knew they were in the playoffs, and their first...

The Sports Xchange
Right-hander Max Scherzer will be the Game 1 starter for the Detroit Tigers in their American League Division Series against the Baltimore Orioles, the team announced Tuesday.
Right-hander Justin Verlander will follow Scherzer in Game...

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Twins, in the midst of the worst four-year span since the franchise moved to Minnesota in 1961, parted ways with long-time manager Ron Gardenhire Monday.
Gardenhire, the 2010 American League Manager of the Year, led the...